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Neeraj- Karwan Guzar Gaya Ghubaar Dekhte Rahe.

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  Gopal Das Neeraj was a poet first then a lyricist. He  started writing poetry and sharing stage, at times with stalwarts who were mesmerized with the poems of this young man. There are incidents where he used to write poems with another pseudonym, ‘Bhavuk Etahvi’. But once he reached the stage of  Kavi Sammelan , there was no looking back for this greatest Hindi poet of all genres. This Ghazal was aired.   on the radio  in 1955,   it was included in the film  Nayi Umar ki Nayi Fasal in 1966 in fact this film was inspired by this Ghazal. He wrote a few songs for two films   Cha Cha Cha   and Chanda Aur Bijli  before Dev Anand introduced him to S D Burman to write songs for his film Prem Pujari . He was born in the village of Puravali, near  Mahewa  in  Etawah district  in  Uttar Pradesh , India on 4 January 1925. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj" When Neeraj entered the scene of poetry, Harivansh Rai B...

SHAKEEL BADAYUNI- Lo Aa Gai Unki Yaad

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  He was a great lyricist of the Golden Era of Bollywood. That was the time when most of the poets were writing  about the downtrodden sections of society, their upliftment, the betterment of society, and depressive songs. But Shakeel had an altogether different taste – his poetry was romantic and close to the heart. in his first film, he wrote the song  Afsana Likh Rahi Hoon . sung by Uma Devi(TunTun), became immortal, In the 1949 film Dulari, he wrote ' Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki'.He was the lyricist of many immortal songs ' Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya ' , ' Chaudvin Ka Chand Ho  Ya Aftab Ho',  Husnwale Tera Jawab Nahin' (Gharana),   'Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil' (Bees Saal Baad), or 'Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri Mohabbat Ki Kasam'   Shakeel shared a close friendship with Naushad,  he and Naushad became one of the most sought-after composer/lyricist duos in the industry.   Among the scores they churned out together, are those of  Deedar  (1951),...

SAHIR LUDHIANVI- . In his songs he consistently raised uncomfortable questions

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  Sahir Ludhianvi, a great lyricist of Bollywood was different from his contemporary lyricists.    He did not praise  Khuda  (God),  Husn  (beauty), or  Jaam  (wine). Instead, he wrote bitter yet sensitive lyrics about the declining values of society; the senselessness of war and politics; and the domination of consumerism over love. His love songs, tinged with sorrow, expressed his realization that there were other, starker concepts more important than love. In his songs he  consistently raised uncomfortable questions and expressed bitter truths. Only he could write the songs " Jinhe naaz hai Hind par vo kahaan hain ” against   the political leadership of the day  or the poem   ‘Avaaz-e-Adam’  in which ‘ hum bhi dekhenge’  remains a memorable phrase. This led to his migration from Pakistan. dabegī kab talak āvāz-e-ādam ham bhī dekheñge rukeñge kab talak jazbāt-e-barham ham bhī dekheñge chalo yūñhī sahī...